Brandin Podziemski takes ownership for mistakes in loss to Nuggets

DENVER — As irate Steve Kerr was that the three officials missed Christian Braun’s attempt to call a timeout that the Nuggets didn’t have in the waning seconds of Tuesday night’s loss, he reserved his table-pounding for calling out Brandin Podziemski.

“Podz is a hell of a player, but he needs to — I told him this — he needs to be a smart player,” Kerr said before repeatedly tapping his left hand on the postgame podium.

Podziemski only committed two turnovers against Denver, but they were costly.